![]() ![]() In other words, there is talent up front for Chicago. They also still have the services of James Daniels and whatever remains of Kyle Long. The Bears had two members of their offensive line go to the Pro Bowl ( Cody Whitehair and Charles Leno). To review, the Bears came in third at quarterback, second at running back, third at tight end, and last in wide receivers. With that out of the way, this piece finishes the offensive position groups in this series. If you want depth on Xs and Os, I refer you to Lester’s work, which is the only football reading I ever actually schedule my own day around. This site has lots of regular, quality analysis of offensive lines. Because it’s tough to know what a player’s actual assignment was, retrospectives like this are largely guesswork. It’s safe to say that this inconsistency spills over into actual analysis, too, with different experts grading the same play very differently. All-Pro right tackle with two Pro Bowlers on the left? They are getting old and the team needs more depth, and don’t get this fan started on the center’s failings, because there was a bumbled snap four seasons ago. The second type of fan is never satisfied with their team’s offensive line. These are the kind of fans who can look at a game in which their favorite team manages a single yard per rushing attempt and think “but we drafted a guard in the 6th, so everything is fine now.” These are the people who insist that the backup long snapper their team just picked up as a UDFA is much, much better than the backup long snapper veteran your team just signed. There seem to be two kinds of fans in football-the first is the group of fans who believe their favorite team is always amazing at everything, and therefore their offensive line is really good. Fan takes on offensive lines are curious things.
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